Holder for twin pails



Sept. 7, 1937. I HUNKER 2,092,456 7 HOLDER FOR TWIN PAILS Filed March26, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 7, 1937. I M, l HUNKER 7 2,092,456

HOLDER FOR TWIN PAILS Filed March 26, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i9 9 MarlinL. Hawker 33% y/ZM M Patented Sept. 7, 1937 Q i UNITED STATES PATENToFrlcl:

HOLDER FOR TWIN PAILs Martin L. Hunker, Dover, Ohio, assignor to TheReeves Manufacturing Company, Dover, Ohio, a corporation of OhioApplication March 26, 1936, Serial No. 71,067 r 4 Claims. (01. 224-45)'The invention relates to a holder for pails and Fig! fragmentary SectionSimilar to more particularly t a h ld adapted t damp showing themodified form of holder. twopails'together for cleaning, scrubbing,wash- Similar numerals refer to Similar Darts lng woodwork, wallsand thelike, so that one pail thl'ellghellt t e d W m y OHtain Water havingsoap or cleaning pow- The pails indicated generally at H), adapted to 5der therein while the other pail contains clear be used With theimproved holder, y be water forrinsing. stantially of usual or ordinaryconstruction and The object of the improvement is t provide a design,excepting that the usual handle bails may holder which may be quicklyand easily attached be Omitted and each p is preferably Slightly l0 t ordetached fromtwo similar pails, the holder flettenedat one s d as d t dat I a d p f- 10 having a single handle by means of which the y a slightperipheral groove 12 y be p otwo pails may be lifted and carried as aunit. Vided around the p at a point Spaced b ow t e Another object is toprovide a holder of this 11511941 Tim bead character comprising a handlebail and a pair of The holder may include the handle bail oppositelydisposed hoops or loop members con- W c m y be formed of heavy W andprovided 15 ncctedtothe handle bail and adapted to encircle with e handp l5 formed of Wood or the like. a pair of similar pails. This bail maybe rigidly connected to the triangu- A further object is to provide sucha holder in lar or -s d sheet metal brackets It by means which the hoopsor loop members are hingedly of the hooked ends ll of the bail insertedthrough connected to thehandle bail so that the holder suitable OpeningsIt in h brackets. ears 9 20 may be collapsed or fold d f shipping or tupon said brackets being bent around the legs of age. the bail M to holdthe same rigidly in position A still further object is to provide such aholder relative the brackets f in which the hoops or loop members may beA brace bar 20 of wire or the like may be con quickly and easilydetached from the handle bail nested t pp s ds to the a ts 16 t 25 sothat the holder may be knocked d f Shipstrengthen the structure of theframe and assist ping or storage. in holding the brackets in spacedrelation to each Another object of the improvement is to pro- Othervidea slight peripheral groove around each of the A Spring Wire 1100p pmember 2| is 0011- pails to receive the hoops or loop members of thelleeted to each Side of each of the brackets la, holder. preferably bymeans of the angular ends 22 of the The above objects, together withothers which h p or 0 1 members extending u h p I will be apparent fromthe drawings and following tules 3 in t bracketsdescription, or whichmay be later referred to, The 1100108 10010 members 2| are thus may beattained by constructing the improved hingedly Connected the bracketsand adapted holder in the manner illustrated in the acccomto rest uponthe angular flanges 24, formed at panying drawings, in which the loweredges of the brackets, when said hoops Figure 1 is a side elevation of apair of pails are in the open or operative position, as shown 40connected together with the improved holder; in Figs. 1, 2 and 4.. Oneof the pails ll] may be Fig. 2, a section taken substantially on theline inserted through each of the hoops or loop mem- 40 2-2, Fig. 1;here 2 l, the flat sides II of the pails being locat- Fig. 3, anenlarged section taken as on the lines ed toward each other, as bestshown in Fig. 2,

3-3,Figs. 1 and 2; the hoops 2i being seated in the shallow annu- Fig.4, a detached perspective view of the imlar grooves I2 of the pails. Thetwo pails are proved holder, showing the same in open position; thusrigidly held together in the holder and may Fig. 5, a perspective viewof the improved be picked up or carried as a unit by means of holder,showing the same in collapsed or folded the handle bail I4. One pail maycontain soapy position; water or the like for cleaning and the other mFig. 6, a similar view showing the holder in the pail may contain clearwater for rinsing. knocked down or detached condition; The holder is soconstructed that it may be Fig. '7, a view similar to Fig. 4, showing amodivery readily attached to or detached from the fied form of theholder in open position; pails so that the water may be easily pouredFig. 8, a perspective view of the modified form from each pail. s ofholder, showing the same in collapsed or folded The hoops 2| beinghingedly connected to the position; and v I v brackets, the holder maybe collapsed or folded as shown in Fig. 5, so as to occupy a very smallspace. Thus when the pails are not in use, the holder may be removedtherefrom and folded as shown in Fig. 5 and the pails may be nested onewithin the other, the folded holder being placed inside of the innerpail so that the whole unit occupies little more than the room requiredfor a single pail.

In shipping the pails and holders, a number of the pails may be nestedtogether and placed in a single carton, the holders being knocked down,as shown in Fig. 6, by detaching the hoops 2| from the brackets I6 andthese hoops may be placed around the pails, while the assembly of thehandle bail brackets and rod 20 may be placed within the inner oruppermost pail. Preferably twelve pails are shipped in a carton, thepails being nested in two tiers of six each, with the holders located asabove described.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is shown a modified form of the holder in which thehandle bail Ma. and hoops or loop members Zia are made of substantiallyhalf-round bars. The handle bail is rigidly connected to the bracketsI60, as by the rivets 35 25 and the spacing rod 20a. The hoops 2| a are30 brackets.

5 with peripheral grooves I2a to accommodate the hoops 2la, as shown inFig. 9.

I claim:

1. A holder for a pair of similar pails, including a handle bail, abracket rigidly connected to each end of the bail, a brace bar rigidlyconnected at opposite ends to the brackets, and a pair of oppositelydisposed hoops hingedly connected to said brackets, the pails beingadapted to be inserted into said hoops on opposite sides of said bracebar and held clamped together in the holder.

2. A holder for a pair of similar pails, including a handle bail, aninverted T-shaped bracket rigidly connected at its central portion toeach end of the bail, a brace bar rigidly connected at opposite ends tothe brackets, and a pair of oppositely disposed hoops hingedly connectedto opposite legs of said brackets, the pails being adapted to beinserted into said hoops on opposite sides of said brace bar and heldclamped together in the holder.

3. A holder for a pair of similar pails, including a handle bail, abracket rigidly connected to each end of the bail, an angular stopflange upon each bracket, a brace bar rigidly connected at opposite endsto the brackets, and a pair of oppositely disposed hoops hingedlyconnected to said brackets and adapted to rest upon said stop flanges,the pails being adapted to be inserted into said hoops on opposite sidesof said brace bar and held clamped together in the holder.

4. A holder for a pair of similar pails, including a handle bail, aninverted T-shaped bracket rigidly connected at its central portion toeach end of the bail, an angular stop flange upon the lower edge of eachbracket, a brace bar rigidly connected at opposite ends to the brackets,and a pair of oppositely disposed hoops hingedly connected to oppositelegs of said brackets and adapted to rest upon said stop flanges, thepails being adapted to be inserted into said hoops on opposite sides ofsaid brace bar and held clamped together in the holder.

MARTIN L. HUNKER.

